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The University of North Carolina
Making the Case:Building Community Support for Global Education
Scope of Presentation
1. Give you a framework for how to convince others
2. Show you examples of how we have done it
3. Brainstorm ways to do this in your community
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Making the Case in a Community
• New global initiatives in a school or district
• Partnership proposals with other organizations
• Adoption of policies in support of global education
• Creating a statewide global education initiative
• Fundraising requests with foundations or businesses
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Making the Case in a Community
To “make the case”, we must convince people:
• WHY global skills and knowledge are important generally and relevant locally
• WHAT quality global education produces
• HOW it can be done
• WHO should be involved in the effort
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Global Education
• Communicate
• Collaborate
• Compete
Why? What? How? Who?
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Consider your own area…
• Economically
• Demographically
• Academically
Why? What? How? Who?
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Tomorrow’s NC graduates will be:• Selling to the world and buying from the world – 1 in 5
North Carolina jobs depend on international trade (NC Labor Commission)
• Working for international companies – over 700 operating in NC today (Department of Commerce)
• Working with other countries – exports from NC to China rose 431% from 2002-2008 (US Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division and tse.export.gov)
• Working across languages and cultures – 85% of the world has a native language other than English
Why? What? How? Who?
Total Exports from North Carolina
Source: WISER, from US Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division
Column figures are in $ thousands
N.C.’s Top Export Partners
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Canada Japan China Mexico France UKIn $ thousands
Source: WISER, from US Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division
N.C.’s Top Export Partners
Source: WISER, from US Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division
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Most Spoken World Languages
Source: Nations Online, Most Common World Languages, Jan 2009
Most Spoken World Languages
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FrameworkMake global skills and knowledge locally relevant. Global
skills and knowledge are “down home.”
Microlab #1
Question:How is your local community already global?
Populations presentIndustries with international tiesCommunity groups
Why? What? How? Who?
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Within this context, what are the specific attributes of a successful graduate?
What programs or policies will help us to create this kind of graduate?
Why? What? How? Who?
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Examples of Global Competencies
• Profile of an ISSN Graduate• ISSN Global Competencies• NC’s Global Competencies of Future-Ready Students
Why? What? How? Who?
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What does a successful North Carolina global graduate look like?
• Culturally aware• Aware of world events and global dynamics• Effective communicators across cultures• Effective members of multicultural teams
For a full description of NC’s Global Competencies, see the website of the Center for International Understanding.
Why? What? How? Who?
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FrameworkDefine what it will take to be a successful member of the global community you have described.
Microlab #2Question:
What global skills and knowledge do students need to enter your global community successfully?
Why? What? How? Who?
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How do we make it happen?
How do we instill these global competencies in students?
What programs or policies will build the outcomes we have identified?
Why? What? How? Who?
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How does NC develop globally-competent graduates?
• Increasing Teacher Knowledge about the World
• Expanding World Language Opportunities
• Building International Partnerships for Schools
Why? What? How? Who?
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• Chinese Guest Teacher + School Partnership + Travel + Funding Assistance
• Hallmarks of the programo Multi-Tiered System of Leadershipo Authentic Educational Experienceso Network of Experts to Support Schools
• State Level Coordination and Professional Development
o Chinese Partnership Programs Coordinatoro Chinese Language Programs Coordinator
Why? What? How? Who?
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FrameworkDetermine how to address one of the global competencies you identified.
Microlab #3Question:
What specific activities or resources would build this global competency?
Why? What? How? Who?
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Two ways to build sustained support:
• Convince and involve people vertically.
• Expand programs horizontally.
Why? What? How? Who?
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Who are the people to involve?
Classroom Teachers• Teachers of multiple disciplines
Other School and Community Leaders• Principal • Parents• Business Leaders
School District Leadership• Superintendents and other Central Office Leaders
State Leadership• State Education and Political Leaders
Why? What? How? Who?
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Why? What? How? Who?
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Why? What? How? Who?
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Why? What? How? Who?
FrameworkConsider how to build vertical and horizontal support.
Microlab #4Who in your community should you involve?
• Business Leaders• Foundations• State Agencies• Institutions of higher learning• Other schools and educational programs
Matt Friedrick
Director of K-12 Education Programs
Stephanie Caplan
Director of Communications
Web: ciu.northcarolina.edu
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